Artist Bio
Iason Paterakis is a California-based architect-engineer and media artist, and a Ph.D. student in Media Arts & Technology at UC Santa Barbara’s transLAB (Prof. Marcos Novak). His work centers on biodata (e.g., brain organoid activity), AI-driven immersive environments, and large-venue projection mapping. He has presented at ACM SIGGRAPH, ISEA, and Ars Electronica, with projects across Asia, Europe, North America, and Antarctica. He also publishes in venues such as the International Astronautical Congress and IJAC.